The White Horse in Waverley

The most horrible food I ever had: the beetroot Wellington and vegetables were overcooked - baked to a coal. The beef was cooked in such a way that you couldn't even chew it.

We sat in the evening sun at the front of the pub. Great food and service, good value for the quality. We will be returning! Thank you.

Been there a couple of times: the food is excellent, the staff are friendly and professional. Quiet location. Highly recommend it!

Wasn’t impressed with the food at all, the food was so greasy we had finished our mains and was still waiting for our sides. Way to over priced !

Scallops for starters came out uncooked. Pink on outside but was told they was cooked because they was white on the inside (dont know where you got your chef from). Mains were alright but the sides came out as we was finishing the mains. No apology from the waiter and he said we wont be charging for the mains as if he was doing us a favour. Would not recommend in this life time.

Very good food, extremely nice staff.

A beautiful sunny warm evening so we had a drink in the lovely garden before moving to the terrace for dinner. The waitress was very friendly and helpful, although we weren't made aware of any specials which we noticed later. Unfortunately the food was disappointing. The 3 fish were ok but the chips were overcooked and mushy peas practically non-existent. My pork escalope was overcooked, dry and chewy, chips barely warm and the egg on top was overcooked as well. All in all we expected a lot more from a pub that promotes itself as 'multi-award winning' with prices to match.

Great pub, really friendly staff and food is amazing. Lovely spot

Great dogs are allowed in restaurant part. Lovely service. Garden looks beautiful

A group gathering to celebrate a recent wedding. Excellent service, convivial atmosphere, great tolerance of the length of our stay. Highly recommended

Amazing food, service and atmosphere. Highly recommended :)

Delicious Sunday roast pork meal and excellent service. Definitely recommend

A Mothers Day treat from my son, and our first visit here, absolutely superb, food and service were outstanding.

Last-minute reservation, exceptional food and service. We opted for the Cote de Boeuf to share, and it was cooked to perfection.

Our table was booked for 5.30 so there should have been no excuses for poor service. My starter failed to arrive so had to be prepared again whilst our guests had finished their first course. The smoked trout did not look very appealing and could have been improved with some greenery on the plates. The two lamb kofta were small, dry and overcooked and the scallops were overpriced for three smallish pieces. My wife's cider battered fish and chips came with cold, dreg end of chips hidden under the fish which was only lukewarm. It had to be sent back but the replacement was very acceptable. My pork escalope was too dry and slightly overcooked. The service was not good but Joe, the newish manager, tried his best. We will not be in a hurry to return for dinner.

The food quality was very good. The service was friendly and very good. Our only issue was with the "hanger" steak. Both my wife and son had this. It was advertised as 170g, and whilst I accept that this is pre-cooked weight, the weight of the steaks when they arrived could not have been more than about 50g. One was prepared rare, the other medium-rare, so in my view they could not have been anywhere near 170g before they were cooked, and at £22 each very poor value. We did raise this and another hanger steak was bought to our table without any quibble. I had the Pork Schnitzel, it was excellent. We also had starters which were all very tasty.

Been here in February with my wife on a Wednesday, excellent food. Been today, mother's day, Maria looked after us and the food and service was once again excellent 👌

Best fish n chips locally. Amazing varied menu with huge choice. All ours tasty. Compliments to the chef. Very pleasant staff. Dog friendly.

The atmosphere was very pleasant, but our enjoyment was rather spoilt by an extremely sticky table top. Food was good, but took forever to arrive.

Absolutely Stunning new summer menu. The food at this pub keeps on getting better and better. I had the new pork schnitzel topped with a scallop roe rarebit. It was to die for. I’m really looking forward to spending my summer evening in this fantastic pub

The white horse is one of my favourite pubs, the staff are so lovely and helpful. Also love sitting outside in the summer, and coming in for a drink after a long dog walk. Has everything you need in a pub!

nice pub with a great atmosphere, lots of families eating and the waitress was lovely and attentive. some of the options on the menu came not as described and the table was a little sticky

Had a great lunch at the White Horse, Hascombe. New exiting menu paired with a imaginative Cellar & fresh Cask. GM and staff were engaging, providing flawless service. Would recommend the Hascombe Hascombe hill walk 1hrs-1.15hrs & a visit to St. Peter's Church. Parking both behind and opposite the pub.

We shared with friends one of the best Cote du Beouf ever! better than some of the really high end steak restaurants. Service was great.

We had a delicious Sunday lunch at the White Horse. Very friendly staff. Idyllic location for a fantastic day out with well signposted walks, a beautiful church and a picturesque pond. Highly recommended.

Our server Jasmine was excellent. Very helpful, friendly and polite. And smiley too.

Chips poor many with skins on and small. Fish excellent. Other meal good but expected new potatoes to be boiled not fried. Wines excellent.

Fantastic pub with a great atmosphere. The White Horse absolutely nailed the Sunday roast, tender meat, crispy roasties, and a Yorkshire pudding that was just perfect. The portion sizes were generous, and everything was packed with flavour. Friendly staff and a cozy setting made it even better. Can’t wait to return!

Had an amazing Sunday roast at the white horse today. Staff were flawless, service was incredible and the food was exceptional. My wife and I had the pork and it was cooked to perfection. Many thanks to the team for welcoming us into their pub like we had already visited previously, could not have asked for anything more.

My roast pork was perfect. My waitress Maia was perfect and very knowledgeable about everything on the menu. Great wine selection too. A lot of hearty reds that suit the food very well

Roast beef arrived on cold plates, food not hot. Happened twice, very disappointed as welcoming staff and had high expectations. Quality of roast overshadowed by this. Would not recommend for Sunday roast.

Fantastic food, 9 of us for a freinds birthday. Great service great food. Izzy was our server great attention to detail and fantastic, personable service.

Lush food, atmosphere, and great customer service. Highly recommend the scotch egg and aperol spritz too! Thanks Dave for being a fab server.

Lovely dog friendly pub, great food and choice of beverages. I visited with some friends for dinner for the first time on a friday night, it wasn't too busy and food arrived promptly. Will definitely be returning.

Came for Valentine’s Day and the food was incredible and the atmosphere was perfect. We couldn’t fault the service, the severs were very attentive and friendly. Even when I was struggling with deciding what pudding to have the sever did their best to help. Will definitely be returning for special occasions (we love the pub on a day to day basis anyway)

Fantastic beer, great wine list , food was superb and very friendly staff to look after you. Overheard one diner saying it was the best burger he’d ever had !

Had an amazing venison burger, romantic great atmosphere, dreamy English pub, the games were appreciated. Definitely going back

Cannot rate the White Horse highly enough. Went there for my mum's birthday and food - exceptional, service - fabulous, thank you Dave, atmosphere just right. We will be back.

We had a swift beer here after a muddy walk to the stone circle. Me, my husband and 5 of our children popped in without a reservation on a Saturday lunch time and was seated fine. The waiter David was great and remembered our order of 7 drinks off by heart, no scribbling on a notepad. AND he served the drinks whilst holding the tray and remembered who ordered what. It is the small things! 😁 will definelty be coming back when we're next in the area x

Great find, perfectly cooked steak & sides. Scotch egg was lovely

Unbelievable Sunday Roast in a fantastic pub. Welcoming staff and generous portions of high quality food. We will be back!

The staff were friendly and helpful with children.

Delicious roast - the beef was lovely and Maia our server was fantastic!

Fantastic Sunday lunch. Shared a 4 person beef joint, beautifully cooked. Lovely accompaniments. Attentive staff.

Delightful for dinner. Excellent value January menu. Seriously good dry-aged meat cabinet.

It was perfect for a post walk lunch

Definitely recommend eating here lovely pub & restaurant staff very welcoming Food was great my brother recommends the fish & chips.

Havent been here for a while, but will definately be back soon. Fabulous food and really lovely staff.

Delightful waitress made it a lovely experience.

5 star dinner at the White Horse as always and on NYE extra special. The dry aged beef never disappoints- and the fillet steak special was excellent. Great selection of wine and faultless service. Our favourite local 🤩

Really excellent (recommend the venison burger)

Abit over priced. Food wise £22 for a pie is far too much for what’s given. Some of the meat was chewy, there wasn’t enough of it, the filling overall wasn’t adequate, and the bottom was soggy. The fish and chips didn’t come with enough chips. The burger bun was crumbly and falling apart. Still nice food to eat, and we were hungry but terms of quality against price I don’t think its accurate and should be looked at. If you’re putting prices that high it needs to be consistent. Service and atmosphere were great and still always lovely to come here. Thank you

We had our Christmas 2024 lunch here at The White Horse and the whole event was superb! The atmosphere inside the pub was very Christmassy and everyone was very chilled. The food was excellent, really, really first class and the service was wonderful. What more can I say? We all had a fantastic time and this was our second Christmas-time running so that must say a lot about how good the place is.

Christmas lunch at the White Horse Hascombe was great! Food was lovely and the service was great. We made the mistake of not preordering wine when we confirmed our menu choices and then discovered that there was quite a limited choice on the day. But we found something and it didn’t detract from our enjoyment. Well done to all at the White Horse.

We had a fantastic, tasty and freshly cooked Christmas dinner - even better than we could have cooked at home. Warm, friendly and attentive service. We will be back next Christmas Day!

Great food and great service for such a busy time of year! Pub was packed on Christmas Eve but Antonia and the other staff were very attentive. The pub had a really cosy feel and the food was delicious. Would definitely come here again.

Xmas dinner 2nd year running, always a little concerned the 2nd visit will be a let down from the first - certainly not the case here, exceeded expectations again

Amazing food and very lovely and welcoming staff! We took my parents for dinner and we all loved the t bone steak, it was cooked to perfection and came with lots of nice sauces. My mum and I also shared the sticky toffee pudding, it was great! Can't wait to go back soon!

We really enjoyed our meal and Maia was great

Had a fab evening and Antonia was fantastic thank you!

Lovely service. Super friendly staff - Antonia & Maya were great. Food was delicious. The sticky toffee pudding was so yummy! Lovely atmosphere and gorgeous setting.

Not our usual lovely visit to the White Horse. We were crammed into a table that was by a heating system blowing out hot air. We asked if we could move, it was better where we sat, next to a stack of baby high chairs. The Maitre’d raised his eyebrows to his colleague when we asked to move. One of our menus was a Sunday menu. My friend and I ordered steak, and were given steak knives half way through the meal, which were dirty. Our desert was supposed to be cheesecake but was a biscuit with runny topping.

Great food and drinks. Very pretty. Love it every time. Antonia was excellent and lovely.

Has potential but very quiet on my visit. Service good. We both ordered the fish pie - was a disappointment - fish pretty much non existent- shame 😕 very expensive and not worth it!

Good food - very large portions. Service excellent. Not too many veggie options

Compliments for the food but also for the kind service of Antonia. Very friendly and interested

Loved it at The White Horse again. Been coming here for 4 years but it went through a period in about 2023 where the food was not that great. But I’m happy to report that the food was excellent, and the service was superb too: attentive and proactive. Thank you Antonia for a lovely evening!

Lovely meal to celebrate my birthday. The pan roasted pheasant was really tender and along with the pheasant hash was absolutely delicious. My husband had the burger which he said was great. Desserts, I had the chocolate mousse, it was divine. So smooth and delicious. Husband had the bread and butter pudding, very tasty but maybe not the best choice after burger and chips. Our waiting lady Antonia helped me choose my meal, I can never make a decision, and her suggestions were spot on. Not only were her suggestions great, she was also very friendly and attentive.

Lovely family lunch - great food and service as always, and lovely atmosphere for Christmas.

My Sunday roast beef was served lukewarm and stone cold in parts. I ordered the extra bits to add on to the meal for £4.95; pigs in duvet (a thin slice of sausage meat with a tiny thin slice of bacon, a teaspoon full of cauliflower cheese & a Yorkshire pudding. The beef was tender the veg was ok apart from an abundance of undercooked carrots with 1 huge long one hiding under the beef. The service was friendly. We won’t be visiting again

Came for Sunday lunch. The pub is quite cold and the dessert came with a very small amount of custard. I had to ask the waitress twice for more custard and it never came!! Feels like the prices have gone up, the pub has got a little colder and the service become more patchy. I guess the problem is the higher the prices the more that is expected…

We had our company's year end dinner at the White Horse and everything was amazing, food was served on time and was delicous. Service was great. We will be back.

Really disappointed with our food. Went for an early family Christmas celebration, first time at this lovely looking pub, but very unlikely to go back. I had the vegan roast, a beetroot wellington. There were three slices of beetroot between some soggy pastry. Vegetables were dry and had clearly been standing all afternoon. My daughter had the chicken, which she said was nice, rest of family shared a porterhouse which was apparently a bit cold. We left without dessert because it was taking too long to order.

We had high expectations, but the food was really disappointing. We ordered the 1000g Porterhouse sirloin/fillet on the bone for 3 to share. Whilst we had asked for medium-rare, the meat was chewy and rather cold when it arrived. The potatoes were too hard and the vegetables seemed like they had been lying around for hours. Also had one vegan option, which was absolutely distateful, just a sloppy piece of puff pastry filled with some beetroot. Overall, not a nice experience at all and we wont be coming back.

Great service from the waitresses on Monday with lovely food and a proper country pub feel I would highly recommend to anyone considering to eat here.

Food was v dissapointing, candle holders held used empty t lights. Music not appropriate. Staff delightful.

Lovely pub, as ever! One of my favourites. No fifth star today though - pies and cabbage not quite hot enough and served on a cool even cold plate. Ummm. Sorry.

We had a delicious Sunday roast - loved the sharing style and amazing meat

As a South African who appreciates good quality food, especially meat, steaks and grills - this was by the far one of the best experiences and quite frankly, a rare find in local pubs. We had the sharing dry-aged cote de boeuf (we were 3 and it was enough for 3.5 adults) with all the amazing trimmings - it was done to perfection. Cosy ambience and good service topped off a fantastic Sunday lunch, thank you.

Lovely place, varied lunch menu. Didn’t realise they specialise in serious steaks, or our group would have brought bigger appetites. Maybe next time. :)

Lovely Friday dinner. Friendly staff, tasty food (vegan options!) and delicious wine

Delicious lunch, especially the Plaice special. The atmosphere was warm and cosy. The staff were lovely. Highly recommended.

Outstanding food and service. We had a good walk nearby beforehand to work up our appetite followed by a late lunch. We all went for the Sunday roasts plus trimmings and were delighted. The pub was still busy at 4pm, not surprising.

Lovely pub with a great Sunday roast, but the service was terrible. After waiting at our table for 30 mins, we asked our waitress if we could order drinks, and then after another 30 mins had to ask her again if our drinks were ready yet. Then when they finally arrived, one of our glasses was mouldy. One of our meals was cold and to be fair, we did get that refunded. From the other reviews, it sounds like a one off experience but I won’t be hurrying back here.

Lovely Amazing food Great service

Pleasant staff, delicious new menu, congenial surroundings and dog friendly. Great place after walk from Winkworth Arboretum. What’s not to like. Thank you.

We will always return here, great food, drink!

Nice enough pub to stop for a quick beer. They need to clear the used plates and empty glasses etc away pretty quickly from the outdoor front tables, as there are loads of wasps, even in October !! The outdoor stools are not suitable for outdoors, as they are like sponges and were soaking wet. The staff were attentive and cheerful and my pint was nice, even though I had to fish a wasp out of it 🍺

Rubbish, do not bother ,very dissaponting very expensive very badly cooked bad attitude when complaint ade a very bad experience made

Lovely old English pub. Great quiet setting, nice local walks. Delicious food!

The pub, food and service was mostly all great. they let us sit early on our reservation to shelter from the rain, menu looked and was great. Only small downside was the cheese plate. It was the smallest amount of cheese and jelly on a warm plate, which made it go very sweaty. Otherwise lovely meal, would come back.

What an amazing pub! Sunday roast was exceptional. The staff were very friendly and service was quick. We will definitely be returning.

Delicious food, cost atmosphere and excellent service - what’s not to like? My girlfriend and I realise it’s a halfway house for us so we’ll definitely be back. Special trout and Pheasant were top of our list and the Apple and plum crumble with two spoons…omg so scrumptious. Thanks to the whole team 😊

Great Sunday roast - best in a long time. Highly recommend.

Very disappointing meal. Every dish had something wrong, whether it be stale bread with the bland soup, burnt scorch marks on the burger and toast that just left a burnt flavour. We had the 1k T-Bond steak, which took 3 separate attempts to cook to our ask, medium rare. For the prices being charged, there are much better pubs around to choose from.

Food menu changes and it's so bad now, we specifically came back here for the food, the chicken burger is gone, the beef burger is not as nice, even the Mac and cheese seems odd and without taste, it's a shame as we came back here for my brother's birthday as I tried this pub before and it was amazing, now it's just basic

Excellent service and food. Honestly struggle to find a pub like this anymore. It is so pretty and well kept. The food is fantastic although I only had the fish and chips, it was one of the best I’ve had. Lovely staff who actually know what they’re talking about and are truly passionate about the food. The lady whose name I remember is izzy who was fab but all the staff were a credit to the pub really. We live a fair distance away but we’ve marked it on the map now so we’ll be finding excuses to return! Great pub, keep it up!

We had a dissapointing lunch , having known the White horse for a long time .To start with the pint of Beer was good .Two of us ( one in her mid eighties) had moule ( our favourite !! ) . Both bowls of mariniare smellt like rotton fish and were definately off , so were sent back to the kitchen , where apparently it was fine!! , no apology or acceptance that there was a problem , except we wernt charged for the replacement fishcakes, which were OK. For pudding we had vanilla ice cream that was not the usual vanilla and presented v badly in what looked like a pre used glass bowl ,the chocolate moose was very good however . Sadly , our experience did not come anywhere near previous visits , felt lucky to have got away without upset tummies and food poisoning .

I booked for Sunday lunch yesterday for 2 people. It was a special occasion. I have never been to the White Horse before. As a main course, we both ordered the Roast Beef with the Trimmings. When the food arrived, the Beef was so tough and stringy that we both struggled. I mentioned it to the Waitress who offered to change it. Having already started and not willing to wait for ages, we turned down her offer and decided to do our best, reluctantly. She gave us 2 new sharp steak knives to see if that helped. We tried, but it was awful so we left it. 2 of the published vegetables on your menu were missing and the roast potatoes, I'm pretty sure had been re-heated. The cabbage was also wildly under cooked. When the meal was cleared away, I very politely commented again about the beef. The general service was efficient and prompt but without any "niceties" or real apologies. No welcoming genuine atmosphere in the place at all. Would we go back?......not a chance

Lovely rural setting and the pub is very pretty, however we had a wait of over an hour for food and when it arrived some of it was burned and fairly inedible. The staff were lovely but we didn’t feel the sub-standard meal was worth the high prices. Even if properly cooked at a less busy time, this is not food I would come back for.